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Rural areas in India have a shortage of medical professionals. 74% of doctors are in urban areas that serve the other 28% of the population.This is a major issue for rural access to healthcare. The lack of human resources causes citizens to resort to fraudulent or ignorant providersAccording to the World Health Organization in 2007, India ranked 184 out of 191 countries in the amount of public expenditure spent on healthcare out of total GDP. In fact, public spending stagnated from 0.9% to 1.2% of total GDP in 1990 to 2010
40% of people that are hospitalized are pushed either into lifelong debt or below the poverty line.Furthermore, over 23% of patients don't have enough money to afford treatment and 63% lack regular access to necessary medications.Healthcare and treatment costs have inflated 10–12% a year and with more advancements in medicine, costs of treatment will continue to rise.
Without financial ability, those in distant locations cannot afford to access healthcare.
